Talk:March 17
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- 45 BC - Julius Caesar scored his final military victory in the Battle of Munda, defeating the Optimate forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger.
- 624 - History of Islam: Muslims of Medina defeated the Quraish of Mecca in the Battle of Badr.
- 1950 - The discovery of californium, a radioactive transuranium element, was announced.
- 1958 - Vanguard 1 (pictured), the first solar-powered satellite, was launched. It is the oldest human-launched object still in Earth orbit today.
- 1969 - Golda Meir of the Labor Party became the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.
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[edit] Wisconsin??
"Golda Meir of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, becomes Prime Minister of Israel."
This sort of Amero-centricism is idiotic. Isn't there anything more important you could say about the first female prime minister of Israel (third in the whole world!) other than the fact that she spent fifteen years of her life in the United States? 134.74.21.230 18:56, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
